CompTIA Continuing Education User Guide

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1 CompTIA Continuing Education User Guide 1 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

2 Contents Overview... 3 Guidance on CompTIA CE Enrollment for DoD IA Workforce Members... 3 How do I Enroll in the CompTIA Continuing Education Program?... 4 Where do I sign the Code of Ethics Policy?... 6 Where do I pay my annual fees? Where can I find a record of the Continuing Education Fees I have paid? Where do I enter my Continuing Education Activities? Where can I find a record of the Continuing Education Activities I ve submitted? CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

3 Overview Effective January 1, 2011, all new CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+ certifications will be valid for three years from the date the candidate is certified. After three years, the certification must be renewed. This can be done by passing the most current exam for a respective certification or by participating in CompTIA's new continuing education program, which will allow individuals to keep their skills current and their certification up to date without retesting. The CompTIA Continuing Education (CE) Program has been designed to allow individuals a cost-effective method for keeping certifications current through the completion of variety of activities that demonstrate relevant industry knowledge. Guidance on CompTIA CE Enrollment for DoD IA Workforce Members The CompTIA Continuing Education Program launched on January 1, If you are a military service member or civilian employee or Contractor of DoD and hold a baseline IA certification in fulfillment of 8570 requirements you have until December 31, 2011 to enroll in this program or earn a CompTIA certification with a CE designation. Recently the DoD has changed its policy as to making annual CE payments on behalf of IA personnel. Please check with your component point of contact to find if your CE fees will be paid for or if you will be responsible for paying your annual CE fees. DoD Personnel and Defense Workforce Certification Application If you are a military service member or civilian employee or contractor of DoD and hold a baseline IA certification in fulfillment of 8570 requirements, you must first enroll in the CompTIA Continuing Education Program then log into the Defense Military Data Center (DMDC) site and authorize CompTIA to validate. If you have logged into the DMDC site and authorized CompTIA to validate prior to enrolling in the CE program you must go back into the DMDC site and click the Release Additional Certifications button. This will update the DMDC site with the CompTIA enrollment information. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: When you register on the DMDC website the name you enter on this site MUST match 100% to your name in your CompTIA record. If it does not match 100% your record will be in an "unknown" status until the information is correctly entered and resubmitted. 3 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

4 How do I Enroll in the CompTIA Continuing Education Program? 1. Login to the Candidate Database 2. Click on the Continuing Education menu item 4 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

5 3. Click on Enroll in the menu bar or the Enroll link in the text 4. Click on the Enroll button 5 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

6 Where do I sign the Code of Ethics Policy? 1. Login to the Candidate Database 2. Click on the Continuing Education menu item 6 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

7 3. Click on Code of Ethics Policy in menu bar or click on CompTIA Code of Ethics Policy in the text 7 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

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9 Read the Code of Ethics Policy and check the boxes next to the following: I am at least 18 years of old. Agree to Policy 4. Click on the Submit button 9 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

10 Where do I pay my annual fees? Recently the DoD has changed its policy as to making annual CE payments on behalf of IA personnel. Please check with your component point of contact to find if your CE fees will be paid for or if you will be responsible for paying your annual CE fees. 1. Login to the Candidate Database 2. Click on the Continuing Education menu item 10 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

11 3. Click on CE Maintenance Fees in the menu bar or click on the CE Maintenance Fees link in the text 11 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

12 The following screen will only display if you have an A+, Network+ and/or Security+ certifications or a combination of these certifications. You will need to choose an intent level. If a participant has two certifications and chooses to enroll in the highest level of certification, their lower-level certification will be tied to the program and upon completion of the CE program they would be granted both new CE certifications. CompTIA Security+ is considered the highest-level certification of the three, followed by CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA A+, respectively. So for example, a person holding both CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ certifications could fulfill CE requirements for both by completing only the CompTIA Network+ce program, but not by completing the CompTIA A+ce program. 4. Select the Certification Intent Level 12 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

13 5. If you are using one CE Token to pay for CE Fees, enter the Token in the Token Code field. 6. If you are using multiple CE Tokens you would enter the Tokens in the remaining Token Code fields. 7. Click on the Submit button. If your CE Token was accepted you will receive a Token code(s) accepted message. You would then proceed to add Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 13 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

14 If your CE Token code was not accepted you will receive a message stating to contact your component Point of Contact. 14 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

15 If you are not using CE Tokens for payment. 8. Make sure the check box next to CE Annual Fee is checked 9. If you would like to pay for multiple years click on the up arrow beneath the years, otherwise click on the Submit button. 10. Verify payment and click on the Make Purchase button. 15 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

16 You may choose to pay your CE Fees via your PayPal account or you can click on the Don t have a PayPal account and pay via echeck, American Express, Discover, Visa or MasterCard. Where can I find a record of the Continuing Education Fees I have paid? 1. Login to the Candidate Database 16 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

17 2. Click on the History menu item 3. Click on Ecommerce Transactions in the menu bar 17 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

18 Ecommerce Transactions are displayed in the Ecommerce Transaction History section. Where do I enter my Continuing Education Activities? 1. Login to the Candidate Database 18 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

19 2. Click on the Continuing Education menu item 3. Click on Continuing Education Units in the menu bar 19 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

20 4. Click on Continuing education requirements drop-down box to select an activity Please refer to the CompTIA Continuing Education Activity Chart for details on which activities are acceptable CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

21 5. Select the number of Units. Units are to be entered for activities that require hours or years. If you are not able to input anything this means you have met the Max CEU s earned for that activity or the activity does not require you to enter hours or years. 6. Enter the date the CE Activity was completed This is the date the presentation, training, certification..etc. was completed, not the day you entered the activity into the CE system. 21 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

22 7. Click on the Documentation Language drop-down arrow and select the language of your documentation 8. Click on the Browse button to upload your document.zip file. Zip files must not be larger than 1 MB. 22 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

23 9. Select the.zip file and click on the Open button. 10. Click on the Submit button 23 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

24 Where can I find a record of the Continuing Education Activities I ve submitted? 1. Login to the Candidate Database 2. Click on the History menu item 24 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide

25 Continuing education activities submitted by a candidate are listed on the history page in the Continuing education activities section. 25 CompTIA Continuing Education Program User Guide